Blatchcombe Demographics (Torbay, England)

Blatchcombe is a ward in Torbay of South West, England and includes areas of Lower Blagdon, Primley, Higher Blagdon, Blagdon, Foxhole Estate, Yalberton, Collaton St. Mary, Hookhills, Blagdon Barton, Lower Yalberton and Higher Yalberton.

In the 2011 census the population of Blatchcombe was 10,477 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Blatchcombe is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

93.4% of people living in Blatchcombe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% India, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia.

99.1% of people living in Blatchcombe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bulgarian.

The religious make up of Blatchcombe is 60.4% Christian, 31.1% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 740 people did not state a religion. 25 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

46.1% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 733 widowed people living in Blatchcombe.

The top occupations listed by people in Blatchcombe are Skilled trades 15.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.6%, Elementary 13.5%, Elementary administration and service 11.8%, Caring personal service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Professional 9.3%, Associate professional and technical 9.1%.